Improvement in nail-extractors



D. R. MOR ELAND & C. BLUCHER.

Nail Extractors.

Patented April 15, 1873.

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UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL R. MORELAND AND-OLARK BLOOHER, 0F BROAD FORD, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN NAlL-E XTRACTORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,945, dated April15, 1873; application filed June 21, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DANIEL R. MoRELAND and CLARK BLOOHER, of BroadFord, in the county of Fayette and in the State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Nail-Extractor and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing andto the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a device for extracting nails, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective View of our nailextractor, and Fig. 2 is asection of the movablejaw of the same.

A represents the handle of our machine, upon the end of which isattached or formed a jaw, B. The point or end of this jaw is bentslightly outward. (1 represents the movable jaw, the point or end ofwhich is bent inward- 1y against the point or end of the stationary jawB. Thejaw (J is provided with a shank, D, which is curved substantiallyin the manner shown in the drawing, and slotted for a suitable distance.The jawB is passed through this slot and pivoted in the same, as shown.

The operation of this machineis very simple:

Where the nail-heads are sunk in the wood, the jaws are opened so as toadmit the nailhead, then placed over the nail and driven down by ahammer, at the same time bearin g down lightly on the handle until thejaws have sufficient hold on the nail. Then, by hearing down on thehandle, the nail will be easily extracted. The shank D, resting againsta solid bearing, presses the movable jaw against the other, and acts asa fulcrum for the handle. Where the nail-heads are not sunk in the woodthe operation is still simpler.

It will be seen that the jaws BO both have ham mer-heads cm at oneend,-so that the points of the jaws may be driven in to effectuallygrasp the nail or spike. The inner end of the shank D is also so curvedand formed that the nail or spike may be drawn by it, as shown at b.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isv The within-described nail andspike extractor, consisting of the handle A with. jaw B and head a, thepivoted jaw G with head a,

and curved shank D with point I), all substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that weclaim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 12th day of March, 1872.

DANIEL R. MORELAND. CLARK BLOCHER. Witnesses:

J OHN SHELKEY, GEORGE HATFIELD.

